Conceptual Chemistry With Internet Code: Understanding Our World of Atoms and Molecules

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New from a coauthor of the highly acclaimed Conceptual Physical Science, Second Edition (Addison Wesley, 1999), Conceptual Chemistry provides a fresh, insightful, and welcoming look into the concepts of chemistry at a level suitable for college students who tend to shy away from science courses. Emphasis is placed upon a conceptual understanding of our every day world from the perspective of atoms and molecules. Real-world examples and student activities are woven throughout, and calculations are incorporated in select instances where they assist in conceptual understanding. Twelve core chapters cover basic chemical concepts such as atomic models, chemical bonding, and chemical reactions. These are followed by seven chapters organized around chemistry-related topics, such as nutrition, drugs, agriculture, water resources, the atmosphere, commercial materials, and sources of energy. The end-of-chapter study material for each chapter is extensive and includes Matching Key Terms, Review Questions, Insights to Hands-On Chemistry activities, Exercises, Suggested Readings and Web sites, and, for select chapters, Problems and Discussion Topics.

Chemistry is a Science

1

(35)

Looking at the World of Atoms and Molecules

Elements of Chemistry

36

(31)

Understanding Chemistry Through Its Language

Discovering the Atom and Subatomic Particles

67

(30)

Where We've Been and What We Know Now

The Atomic Nucleus

97

(35)

Know Nukes

Atomic Models

132

(39)

Virtual Handles on the Very Real

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Shapes

171

(30)

How Atoms Connect to One Another

Molecular Mixing

201

(30)

How Molecules Attract to One Another

Those Incredible Water Molecules

231

(34)

Macroscopic Consequences of Molecular Stickiness

An Overview of Chemical Reactions

265

(31)

How Reactants React to Form Products

Acids and Bases

296

(28)

Exchanging Protons

Oxidation and Reduction

324

(23)

Transferring Electrons

Organic Compounds

347

(37)

A Survey of Carbon-Based Molecules

Chemicals of Life

384

(52)

The Nutrients That Make Up Our Bodies

Chemistry of Drugs

436

(50)

Understanding Drug Action

Optimizing Food Production

486

(35)

From the Good Earth

Fresh Water Resources

521

(28)

Our Roles and Responsibilities

Air Resources

549

(27)

One Planet, One Atmosphere

Material Resources

576

(30)

A Look at the Materials of Our Society

Energy Resources

606

Managing for the Present and Future

Appendix A Scientific Notation Is Used to Express Large and Small Numbers

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Appendix B Significant Figures Are Used to Show Which Digits Have Experimental Meaning